Jobseekers urged to verify job offers through official channels before sharing personal details.
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has warned jobseekers about fraudulent employment offers, highlighting five red flags that should prompt applicants to stop and verify a recruiter’s identity before proceeding.
The ministry urged jobseekers to be especially wary of recruiters who ask them to open bank accounts, disclose financial information or transfer money as part of the hiring process.
In a public advisory, MoHRE outlined five practices that could indicate a fake job offer:
- Requests to open a bank account: A recruiter asks an applicant to open a bank account in their own name as part of the recruitment process.
- Demands for banking information: Applicants are asked to share their bank account details with an unverified individual or organisation.
- Recruitment fees: A prospective employer or recruiter demands payment to secure a job or complete employment procedures.
- Using applicants’ accounts to move money: Jobseekers are asked to receive funds into their bank accounts or transfer money to other accounts.
- Communication exclusively through messaging apps: Recruiters insist on communicating only through messaging platforms and refuse to provide official contact details or information that can be independently verified.
The ministry advised jobseekers to stop the process and verify the employer and offer if they encounter any of these warning signs.
It also urged applicants not to share financial information with unverified parties or make payments before confirming that a job offer is legitimate.
How to verify a job offer
MoHRE said legitimate employment offers issued through its system carry a serial number and barcode, which applicants can use to check their authenticity.
Jobseekers can verify offers through the ministry’s official website, the MOHRE UAE mobile application or its customer service centre on 600590000.
The ministry has previously warned that fake job offers may be used to trick applicants into paying money or disclosing sensitive personal and financial information.
More than 2.6 million customer interactions
The warning comes alongside figures from the ministry’s Labour Market Observatory, which recorded extensive use of its official communication channels during the third quarter of 2026.
The ministry recorded 2,609,484 customer interactions across three main channels between July and September 2026.
These included 1,907,676 calls handled by its contact centre, 351,594 interactions through the Tawasul system, which covers email, live chat and WhatsApp, and 350,214 through its Customer Voice channel.
During the same three-month period, MoHRE sent 27,386,573 text messages and electronic communications as part of its wider awareness campaigns and programmes.
Separately, the ministry issued 7,013,360 company account statements and recorded 51,098 interactions through its preferential customer services.
The figures also showed that 3,773 employers took part in Customer First forums, while 26 customer councils were held during the quarter.
MoHRE urged jobseekers to rely on its official communication channels to verify employment offers and seek clarification before sharing sensitive information or proceeding with recruitment formalities.
